Support, including replication evidence, was obtained for nine T1D associated variants in genes ITGB7 (rs11170466, ), NRP1 (rs722988, ), BAD (rs694739, ), CTSB (rs1296023, ), FYN (rs11964650, ), UBE2G1 (rs9906760, ), MAP3K14 (rs17759555, ), ITGB1 (rs1557150, ), and IL7R (rs1445898, ). The gene discussed is IL7R; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.